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3/4 History Assessment Unit 2

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1.
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What did Trevathans' Toowoomba Coach Works begin making during the late 1800s?
2.
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When was the first Carnival of Flowers held in Toowoomba?
3.
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What is the most reliable source that informed us that the Aboriginal and Island peoples were here first?
4.
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Nobody knows for sure how Toowoomba got its name. Which of the following is not one of those theories behind it?
5.
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What is Milne Bay Aquatic Centre named after?
6.
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What was "The Strand" cinema called before 1916?
7.
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Which Toowoomba company made the first motor cars in Queensland in the very early 1900s?
8.
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Toowoomba's coat of arms features its motto: "Prodimus Dum Crescimus". What does this mean?
9.
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What was different about the first movies (moving pictures) shown in Toowoomba in 1909 compared to those of today?
10.
1 point
How did the Bullockies slow down their bullock drays when they were travelling down the range?
11.
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Who is considered to be Toowoomba's first official non-indigenous resident?
12.
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In which Toowoomba Park did a Caravan park close down in 1987?
13.
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Who is commonly believed to be the first European discoverer of the Darling Downs?
14.
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Which of the following represents the pictures that appear on Toowoomba's Coat of Arms shield?
15.
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In regards to Aboriginal people in Australia, what does the term "Place" mean to them?
16.
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Which Toowoomba park once had a zoo, rotunda and a hothouse?
17.
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In regards to Aboriginal people in Australia, what does the term "Country" mean to them?
18.
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During which war was Newtown park a host to U.S. sailors?
19.
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Which park opened in 1932 in Toowoomba still has a Croquet court?
20.
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What does the Toowoomba Royal Show of current times have that is different to the original Royal Agricultural and Pastoral Association show?
21.
1 point
What are the floral emblems of Toowoomba?
22.
1 point
What was the name of the first newspaper in Toowoomba
23.
1 point
During "Carnival Week" in in 1961, what would have you heard if you were travelling up the range at that time?
24.
1 point
What was the name of Toowoomba's first radio station, which continues to entertain local resident today?
25.
1 point
What did the Europeans bring with them that had terrible consequences for the local Aboriginal people
26.
1 point
Why was the Carnival of Flower parade cancelled in 2005 ?
27.
1 point
If you wanted to visit the Japanese Gardens in Toowoomba, where would you need to go?
28.
1 point
What important festival, held every 2 -3 years, did the local Aboriginal people attend up until the late 1870's?
29.
1 point
What was the area that is now the main part of Toowoomba once known as during the very early days?
30.
1 point
What is the name of a very famous transport service that was established in Toowoomba in 1866?
31.
1 point
What are the names of the tribes (clans) who inhabited the Darling Downs for at least 40 000 years before European settlement.
32.
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What did the original Aboriginal inhabitants of our local area call the Darling Downs?
33.
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When European settlement became more common, what area of Toowoomba was originally the main settlement?
34.
1 point
How did the first Europeans come to the Drayton Swamp?
35.
1 point
What happened to the Empire Theatre in 1933?
36.
1 point
Which Toowoomba garden won a "Best garden in Australia" award?
37.
1 point
Which park, donated by Samuel Stephens in 1932, doesn't allow poeple to play rough games at any time or play sport there on Sundays, ANZAC Day or Good Friday?
38.
1 point
Even though it no longer exists, what is the name of the main Aboriginal language group for our local area?
39.
1 point
What was the battle, led by Multuggera, occurred between local Aboriginal people and European settlers over the ambushing of three drays heading up the range called?
40.
1 point
What was the name of the road on the range that had a person collecting a tax and allowing travellers through by lifting up a bar that blocked the road?
41.
1 point
In which Toowoomba park, which was originally located where the current Grammar School is, had holes dug in it by brick makers?
42.
1 point
Books, letters, people, maps, clothes, interviews, stories, paintings, photographs, buildings and diaries are called "_______" and can be used to locate information about the history of a local area.
43.
1 point
Who did Alan Cunningham name the Darling Downs after?
44.
1 point
Why did the Empire Theatre close down in 1971?
45.
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Who lived in Queensland first?
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